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UNITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

ALGERNON JASPER LYON, OF CAMBRIDGE, COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE MOORE SAYLE, OF LONDON,

ENGLAND.

APPARATUS AND TILL FOR RECORDING AND REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY RECEIVED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,159, dated September 4, 188.

Application filed November 20, 1886. Serial No. 220,164.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Beit knownthatLALeEnnoN J ASPERLYON, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at 53 St. Andrews Street, Cambridge, in the county of Cambridge, England, solicitor, have invented an Improved Apparatus and Till for Indicating and Automatically Registering the Several Amounts of Money Beceived, (for which I have received Letters Patent in Great Britain, No. 947, dated January 21, 1886,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved apparatus and till which indicates to the payer and then automatically registers the several amounts of money received byshopnien, cashiers, or other persons, so that by comparing the total of the register with the amount of money in the till it can at any time be ascertained if theft has been committed, and, if so, what amount has been stolen.

This apparatus and till I prefer to construct as represented in the accompanying drawings, in which-=- Figure 1 is an elevation of 2. till and apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention. The part here shown is that which faces the cashier. Fig. 2 is an elevation, the part shown being that which faces the payer or customer. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 8 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. etis a sectional plan with some of the parts removed. Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 5 5 in Fig. 3, and looking from right to left in the direc tion of the arrow placed on this line. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on the line 6 (3 in Fig. 3, and looking from left to right, as indicated by the arrow placed 011 the line.

a a is the case of the apparatus. It is convenient to make it of desk-like form, and the mechanism is locked up within it.

Z) is the till or drawer. It has a number of cavities, b b, in which the money is to be placed. This drawer can be opened and closed by the cashier at his pleasure; but whenever it opens it operates the recording mechanism.

c c" c c are spindles carried in hearings in a suitable frame-work, (l, and projecting through at the front of the apparatus where the cashier is posted. Here, also, each axis (No model.) Patented in England January 21, 1886, No.9l'7.

carries a regulator or index-finger, 0*. It is intended that the cashier, before opening the drawer of the till, should set these index-fingers to the figures upon the dials e c e e in such manner as to indicate the sum in pounds, shillings, pence, and farthings which is paid to him by a purchaser, and which should be de' posited in the till. The spindles 0 e c 0 at their farther ends carry serrated disksfflf f, on which figures are written.

gisa glass window at the back of the case, and behind this window there is a shield-plate, in which is a slit, 7t, and some of the figures upon the disks f f" f f can be seen through this slit by the payer or customer who is paying the cashier. The figures so seen through the slit it will correspond to those on the dials, to which the index-fingers 0* have been placed by the cashier. It will be seen that the steplike notches in the edges of the serrated disks are so formed that a line of figures carried in part by each disk may be exhibited at the window.

The spindles c c c c carry toothed wheelsi 'i 'i i, and these gear with four other toothed wheels, jjjj, which are fast to corresponding rollers k, which have printing-type engraved on their peripheries, and which are adapted to print figures indicating pounds, shillings, pence, and farthings. Each spindlcby means of its wheel z thus controls one of the typerollers It, and it so places it that the figures which are directly under the axis Z, on which all these type-rollers can turn freely, correspond with the figures to which the index-fingers 0* point and to the figures which the corresponding disk brings into view through the slit h.

m is a roller on which along tape or paper is wound. The paper m, Fig. 6, is drawn from the roller m, to be wound upon asecond roller, n, and while it passes from the one rolier to the other it is brought into contact with the type-rollers and is printed. There is a door in the side of the case, giving access tothe paper-rolls.

0 is a printing-pad carried by a printinglever,0,which has its fulcrum at o". A spring, 12, connected with this lever tends at all times to raise the pad 0 up to the typc'rollers and to bring the paper, which,as will be seen in Fig. 6, lies over the pad 0, into contact with these rollers to be printed; but when the till-drawer is closed the printing-pad is kept away from the type-rollers by means of a lever-arm, q, also fixed upon the axis 0 Thislever carries a roller, g, which is supported by a guidecourse, 1)", upon the till-drawer. As shown in the drawings, the guidecourse b is simply the top of a partition dividing the drawer centrally, on which partition or course b the roller 1 travels. \Vhen the till-drawer is opened, the roller passes along this course and down the incline b', so as to cause the printing-block 0 to rise and rest against the paper and hold it in contact with the type-wheels, and the printing is then effected, and when the tilldrawer is again closed the roller q passes up the incline b and again onto the guide-track b The lever 0', which carries theprintingpad, also projects through an inclined slotted hole, 1-, (see Fig. 6,) in a rocking frame, 0, (see Fig. 6,) and so the movement of the lever 0 causes the frame a to rock about its axis at 1.

1"" is an inking-roller carried by the frame 9' and pressed upward by light springs 1". The lever 0, when it passes up along the slot 1", causes this inking-roller r to pass over the type at the lower parts of the type-rollers, and then immediately afterward it brings up the paper into contact with these type and an impression is taken from them. All this takes place during the opening of the till-drawer. As it is closed the rocking frame r returns to its original position, and then, by means of the pawl 1* upon it engaging with a ratchetwheel, n, on the roller n, it gives motion to this roller and winds the paper forward, so that the next impression taken may be at asuitable distance from the preceding.

W is a retaining-pawl engaging with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel.

s is a bell, which, by the operation of an ordinary trigger-finger, s, on the drawer, is caused to be struck as the till-drawer commences to open. This is to warn the person making the payment to look at the figures then presented opposite the slit h, and to see that they correspond accurately with the payment he has to make.

15, Fig. 4, is a stop-pawl turning on a center on the side of the case; it engages with the teeth of a rack, b", on the side of the tilldrawer, so that when the cashier has commenced to open the drawer he cannot close it again until it has been fully opened and until the type-rollers have printed the paper in the manner already described. \Vhen the drawer is entirely open, the last of the teeth 6* has passed the end of the stop-pawl 25, so that the drawer then can freely close, the pawl swinging over to the other side, and during the closing of the drawer the stop-pawl operates in the reverse direction, so that after the closing has been commenced the drawer cannot be opened again until it has been completely closed, and the paper has consequently been moved forward, so that the impression upon it cannot be blurred by any subsequent impression.

u is a lever, (see Fig. 8,) which is intended to prevent the type-wheels being shifted at improper times. It is mounted on a center at a, and the spring a tends constantly to draw ,its lower end forward; but this when the tilldrawer is closed is prevented by the track b fixed to the till-drawer, and which then supports the end of the finger.

a is an arm upon the lever a, which enters a slot, 1), in the arm o in a frame, 1;, (see Fig. 5,) which is able to rotate about a central axis, P. This frame carries projections, on which are pins 0 e Figs. 3 and 5, intended to engage with teeth on wheels 10 w w w, fixed upon the spindles c c c c". When the the lower end of the lever it passes forward, as it does when the till opens, the slotted arm 72* raises the pins 0 and they enter between the teeth of the wheels. If the wheels are not already quite correctly in position, the pins bring them to such aposition by operating against one or another of the inclined cam-like sides of the teeth wflextending from the point to the contracted locking-notch 20 near the root of the tooth. When each wheel is thus accurately set, it is locked by the pin 22 sinking into the locking-notch,and then the wheels 10 10 10 to, and consequently also the typerollers It, cannot be moved until the pins v are again withdrawn from the teeth of the wheels. When the till-drawer commences to open, the lower end of the lever it passes down into the notch 12 in the track b and during the further movementof the drawer the lever mounts upon this guide-track, but then in clined in the opposite direction, the lower end of the lever u now being directed toward the cashier. By these movements the locking of the typerollers is effected in the manner already described. The type-rollers con tinue locked in consequence of the lever being supported by the track until the drawer is fully opened and until the typerollers have already printed upon the paper and recorded the position in which the type-rollers have been placed. \Vhen the tilldrawer is fully open, the guide-track b has passed beyond the lever a, and so, also, has a continuation, b, of the track If. This part b is mounted on a joint, b so as to be capable of a slight movement, and it is sustained by the spring 6 which throws the end of the piece I) slightly upward, so that in the closing of the till-drawer the end catches the extremity of the lever u, and the lever, as the drawer closes, mounts upon the track I) in the position in which it is shown in Fig. 3. This reversal of the position of the lever it removes the pins o from the teeth of the wheels 10 w 10* 10*, and the type-rollers may then be again set to record a fresh transaction.

a: 00 a: w are pawls,which are held by springs as against the teeth of the wheels 10' w" 10 10*.

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They aid the cashier in setting the indexfmgers or regulators to the correct positions, giving the wheels a tendency to rotate by steps of suitable lengths.

When the till-drawer is open, the cashier is free to give change from it; but there will be automatically recorded upon the paper figures corresponding to the positions of the typewheels at the time when the till-drawer is opened, and, if in each case the payer sees that these figures accurately correspond with the payment he makes, no fraud is possible without detection.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is- 1. The combination of the till, the spindles carried by the till-frame and adapted to be turned by the operator, the indicators and type-rollers rotating with said spindles, the locking parts for retaining the spindles, the paper-carrier, and the lever for moving the paper into contact with the type-rollers, sub stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination'of the frame, the spindles carried thereby and each projecting at one end therefrom, the wheels carried by the spindles and provided with pointed cam-like teeth having the locking notches between them,the till-drawer, the lever n, its guide-track Z) b I) on the till-drawer, the movable frame 1;, and the locking-pins carried thereby, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the till-drawer, the guide-track b and incline b the lever q, 0perated by said incline and track, the spring connected with the lever, the type-rollers, and

the printingpad connected with the lever q and actuated by it to bring the paper into contact with the type-rollers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4.. The combination of the tilldrawer, the printing-lever 0, connections of the lever operated by the opening and closing of the tilldrawer, the type-rollers, the printing-pad, the inking-roller, and the frame carrying the inking-roller and havingtheinclined slot, through which the printing-lever passes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination of the till-casing, the till-drawer, the rack fixed to the drawer, and the antomatically-reversible pawl pivoted to the side of the casing and engaging with the racl ,whereby there is insured the completion of each opening and closing movement of the till-drawer, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of the till-drawer, the index-fingers, the spindles on which they are mounted, the typewheels operatively connected with the spindles, the printing-pad, connections between the drawer and the printingpad for applying it to the rollers and with drawing it therefrom, the inking-roller, means for applying it to and withdrawing it from the printing-rollers, the paper strip interposed between the printing-pad and the typewheels, and the rollers on which the strip is mounted, substantially as set forth.

ALGERNON JASPER LYON.

\Vitnesses:

HY. PEED BANHAM,

Sluice, Cambridge, Solicitofis Clerk. GEORGE Matron,

Jeweler, Cambridge. 

